disorient
Example Sentences
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To add a touch of mystery, contestants will travel and sleep on a coach with blacked-out windows to disorient them.
From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025
The commander, known on the battlefield as Oleksandr, flips a switch to activate the jammer which interferes with the drone’s radar; it’s the equivalent of shining a bright light in someone’s eye to disorient them.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024
He uses overhead shots and camera angles and plays with focus to displace or disorient viewers.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2023
She’s not afraid to disorient an audience — or to disgust them.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
Here on earth, orienting yourself depends on the feeling you get from the pull of gravity, plus your vision. just being blindfolded is enough to disorient some people.
From The Flying Saucers are Real by Keyhoe, Donald E. (Donald Edward)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
